Vacuum cleaner support



May 9, 1950 JQW. SHEKER VACUUM CLEANER SUPPORT Filed July 11, 1946 James WSZZEZT Patented May 9, 1950 4 Claims.

This inventionrelates to a supporting means for a vacuum cleaner of the cylinder type and s an improvement over the construction embodied in my. prior patent issued-May 18, 1943, No. 2-,319,-

An objectof this invention is to providean improved vacuum cleaner support whereby the cleaner may be suspended from the wall or vertical support with the cylinder in depending relation and with the hose coupled to the cleaner and wra -wed around a-portion of the support so that the attachment at the end of the hose may be used for various purposes with the cleaner in suspended relation.

Another object of this invention is to provide a support of this kind which is made substantially in one piece: and can he made of a size to readily fit into the carton or case of the cleaner so that the support may be shipped with and sold with the cleaner.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which is of simple construction so that it can be manufactured at small cost and sold either as a separate support item for use with a cleaner or may be sold with the cleaner.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details Oi construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a detail front elevation of a supporting device constructed according to an embodiment of this invention,

Figure 2 is a detail side elevation of the device.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 5 9 designates an elongated supporting bar which is formed at its upper end with a loop or eye H for receiving a supporting hook or other element to suspend the bar ii) in a substantially vertical position. The bar It at its lower end is flattened 01' broadened as indicated at It and a cleaner supportin element generally designated as It is fixed to the flattened portion l3. The cleaner supporting element 12 includes a pair of outwardly extending arms i l and Iii which are integral with each other and the inner ends of the arms i l, 15 are bent upwardly in substantially U-shape as indicated at 16, H.

The U shaped upwardly extending integral portions to, H are adapted to be welded or otherwise firmly secured to the enlarged lower end portion 13 of the bar it. The outer portions of the supporting arms M, 15 are bent downwardly 2. andoutwardly as indicated at I8, l9 and then terminate in supporting hooks 2ll, 2i having eyes '22", '23; The hooks 20, 2! are adapted to receive the eyes of runners 2 5, 25 of the cylinder type vacuum cleaner designated as 26 and shown in clotted'lines in the drawing.

In order to provide meansfor supporting the hose which is attached to the capzl of the cleaner I have provided asupporting bracket .or saddle generally designatedas 2B. The bracket or sadcl-leit: includesa. pair of oppositely extending supporting arms-Z9, 3%, which have formed integral with the outer ends thereof U-shaped members Si, 32. The U-shapedmembers 3!, 32 are connected together by means of a connecting bar which connects the outer legs of the u sh'aped members 35, 32 together.

he hose H which'is connected to the ca 2?, is

20 ja'dapted to be looped about the bracket or'saddle 23 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1. The supporting arms '29, 3s, have formed integral therewith upwardly extending bars 3 5, 35, which are welded or otherwise firmly fixed to a flattened intermediate portion 3% which is formed in the supporting bar iii. The flattened portion 35 is disposed at right angles to the flattened or enlarged portion [3 at the lower end of the bar Ill.

The arm 34 has extending from the upper end thereof an outwardly extending arm 31, and the arm 37 has extending forwardly therefrom a supporting bar 38 terminating in a hook or loop 39. The arm 35 has extending outwardly at right angles thereto a supporting bar or arm 40 which also has extending forwardly from the outer end thereof a supporting arm or bar 4i, similar to the bar or arm 38.

A hook or loop 42 is formed integral with the outer end of the supporting arm 45 and extends upwardly therefrom so that if desired the suction nozzle N connected to the hose H may be supported between the arms 38 and M. The arms 38 and 4H may also have the electric conductor of the cleaner 2t looped thereabout.

With the construction of the device hereinbefore described, this device may be made as a single unit which may be of such length as to engage within the carton or case of the cleaner 2t so that for new cleaners the support may be sold therewith. The material of which this support is constructed may be made of relatively heavy round, square or otherwise shaped wire or bar which has sufficient rigidity to retain its predetermined shape and to support the cleaner and other elements associated with the cleaner.

I do not mean to confine myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. An article support comprising an elongated vertical bar, an article supporting element fixed on the lower end of said bar comprising a member bent upon itself to form a pair of article supporting hooks on opposite sides of said bar spaced outwardly therefrom, an article supporting saddle member fixed on said bar above said article supporting element comprising a member bent upon itself to form a pair of forwardly extending and upwardly opening U-shaped members on opposite sides of said bar, a pair of intermediate arms on said saddle member fixed to said bar, and a pair of horizontally spaced apart hook members above said U-shaped members.

2. A vacuum cleaner support comprising an elongated vertical bar having a loop at its upper end, a length of wire bent to form a central shank welded to the lower end portion of the bar and laterally outwardly and downwardly extending arms with horizontal portions having upturned terminal coils, a length of wire bent to form oppositely outwardly extending horizontal arms welded centrally to the bar below its upper end and formed at their outer ends with depending forwardly and upwardly bent hooks having a transverse horizontal connection portion therebetween, and an upper horizontal portion welded centrally to the bar above the second arms with oppositely outwardly extending horizontal arms having horizontal forwardly bent end portions terminating in upturned coils spaced apart inwardly of and above the first coils.

3. A vacuum cleaner support comprising an elongated vertical bar having an eye at its upper end to suspend the bar from a fixed support and having upper and lower flattened portions at its upper and lower portions, a length of wire rebent intermediately to form an upwardly extending attaching shank welded to the lower flattened portion and oppositely outwardly extending arms terminating in horizontal portions with hooked ends, a length of wire rebent upon itself to form a pair of oppositely outwardly extending horl zontal arms bent downwardly and forwardly to form hooks open at the top and an intermediate connecting portion therebetween and spaced vertical portions welded to the upper flattened portion and having their upper ends bent horizontally outwardly in opposite directions and then forwardly and terminating in upwardly hooked ends.

4. A vacuum cleaner support comprising a unitary elongated vertical bar having an eye at its upper end to suspend the bar from a fixed support, and hook means formed at its lower end to provide a support with an intermediate section positioned therebetween, and having a plate-like portion associated with said intermediate section, and a bracket welded to said plate-like portion, said bracket having extensions disposed at right angles relative to said vertical bar and extended upwardly to form a saddle portion laterally of said bar, and a member extending downwardly relative to said plate-like portion to form a hook portion.

JAMES W. SHEKER.

REFERENCES CITED UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Sheker May 18, 1943 Number 

